Re: tax/public schools

Hi, Josh. I think that's what I said. Football is the black hole that
sucks the funds out of everything else.

On Thursday, February 5, 2004, at 07:10 PM, Josh Haskell wrote:

Jim,

Football a black hole? I doubt it, if you take into account
what
happens to alumni fund contributions when the football program goes
South.
If the NY Times article addressed that issue, I'd love to see it.
Every
college administrator I know believes it's the alumni driving the
sports
programs that takes away from their academic budgets.

Hi, Ceres. Sorry, but I don't buy that line about football supporting
other sports. Earlier this year, there was an economic analysis in the
New York Times magazine that documented that football is a black hole
in any school's budget. Needless to say, such treasonous information
is
ignored in my area.

Pam, in our area and would assume this would be true in Texas,
football
supports its self and other less profitable sports. My granddaughters
attend a
school that generally make to state thus receive monies that fund
other activities
such as drama, debate, etc. I do think sports are very important in
the
development of a well rounded student. I think there are students
that
live for
sports and is an incentive to keep their grades up. Sports have great
learning
opportunities but as most things they do often have a negative side.
My
granddaughters are involved in school sponsored volleyball,
basketball, golf,
cheerleading (which is now considered a sport) and softball so they
are in sports at
all times of the year and over lapping at times yet they are honor
students.
Golf was a sport they began to play at age 3 and played as a family
and
competed in non-school competition (golf is only offered at hi school
level). This
is a sport that they will always be able to enjoy.
Swimming is a great sport but seldom gets much attention. This
is
a
sport that is ill attended, no chearleaders but one that requires
much
hard work
and gruesome practices. My son was a competitive swimmer with 6 am
winter time
swims. This is another sport that one can enjoy for life.
Unfortunately my
granddaughters attend a small school which does not offer this
opportunity.
Ceres